Madam President, as you know, one of the first duties delegated to freshman Senators is the high honor of presiding over the Senate. I remember the very first time I sat where you are sitting now, Madam President. Throughout my time as a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 18, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on November 18, 2010, at 2 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 18, 2010, at…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for as much time as I need to consume. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Farewell to the Senate

It is with strong conviction that I urge my colleagues to support this short-term extension of critical unemployment benefits for our citizens. As our Nation and my state continue to struggle out of this recession, this bill will provide…

I want to first of all thank Chairman Lynch for yielding time. I also want to commend Mr. Sarbanes for the continuous work that he has done to bring this legislation before us today. I also want to commend Mr. Wolf because for a long time…

10 years ago, I had the great privilege and honor to deliver my first speech as a Representative of the people of the 10th District of Illinois. As I end my time in the House of Representatives and begin with the honor of serving the great…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3962 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Mr. President, I know my colleague, Senator Harkin, will be on the floor momentarily to speak about the Food Safety Modernization Act. I wish to preface my remarks by thanking him personally. Tom Harkin has been not only a great colleague…

Mr. President, it is nearing 2 years since we passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act protecting the principle of equal pay for equal work by allowing workers to pursue pay discrimination cases beyond the arbitrary window established by…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Coach Dan Callahan

Mr. President, I wish to say a few words about an extraordinary man, a friend of mine, who died this week in Carterville, IL. Dan Callahan was the head baseball coach at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale for the last 16 years. He…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Bill McConagha, a detailee in the Senate HELP Committee Majority Health Office, be granted floor privileges for the duration of S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. The ACTING PRESIDENT…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3963 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Mr. President, are we in morning business presently? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. We are in morning business. The Senator is authorized to speak for up to 10 minutes. ____________________

Mr. President, every day we walk the hallowed Halls of the U.S. Capitol, a building filled with statues, busts, and paintings honoring great Americans--Lincoln, Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., names we will never forget because…

Mr. President, on October 10, 2010, Taiwan--ROC--our good friend and our partner in peace and economic development will celebrate ``Double Ten Day,'' its national day. I call upon my colleagues in the U.S. Senate to stand with Taiwan and…